May 2011
8 posts
“It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one’s...”
– Aldous Huxley, novelist (1894-1963)
Postcards
At first I sent you a postcard From every city I went to. Grüsse aus Bath, aus Birmingham, Aus Rotterdam, aus Tel Aviv. Mit Liebe. Cards from you arrived In English, with many commas. Hope, you’re fine and still alive, Says one from Hong Kong. By that time We weren’t writing quite as often. Now we’re nearly nine years away From the lake and the blue mountains, And the room with...
asofterworld
‘Hello, there should be more advice about dealing with depression when you’re stupid and worthless, so here is a self help exercise. Today’s assignment is simple. Just go out and get on the bus. It doesn’t matter which bus. Whichever bus comes next. Get on, and just go. You could ride that bus to the very end, thank the driver, and then walk into the woods and just die. Just lay down right there...
